{"id":26224,"date":"2024-01-24T10:55:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T23:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theshovel.com.au\/?p=26224"},"modified":"2024-02-06T13:45:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T02:45:13","slug":"abc-claims-balanced-coverage-by-both-firing-not-firing-antoinette-lattouf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theshovel.com.au\/2024\/01\/24\/abc-claims-balanced-coverage-by-both-firing-not-firing-antoinette-lattouf\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC Claims It Is Maintaining Balanced Coverage by Both Firing and Not Firing Antoinette Lattouf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ABC says it is simply adhering to its charter by ending journalist Antoinette Lattouf\u2019s employment, but also not sacking her.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is incumbent on us to provide both sides of the story,\u201d an ABC spokesperson said. \u201cSo while some may say Ms Lattouf has been fired, others would say she has been freed up to pursue other opportunities. 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